Publications by authors named "Halle Freiman"
Background While there has been a growing emphasis on evaluating the patient's perspective of health outcomes, caregiver expectations of post-orthopedic procedure disability and pain in a pediatric population are yet to be investigated. This study evaluates whether caregivers' preoperative expectations of pain and function differ from their child's early outcomes after surgical orthopedic intervention. Methodology Patients eight to 18 years old undergoing elective orthopedic surgery were enrolled.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of an 8-week remote summer program in supporting underrepresented students interested in orthopaedic surgery.
Methods: We received 115 applications, and a total of 17 students participated in the program (14.8%).
»: Idiopathic toe-walking is a diagnosis of exclusion.
»: The natural history of idiopathic toe-walking has not been studied in many children; we identified only 1 prospective study. Of children without equinus contractures who were toe-walking before the age of 5.
Risk Factors for Revision Posterior Shoulder Stabilization in Throwing Athletes.
Orthop J Sports Med
December 2020
Background: Revision posterior shoulder capsulolabral repair has inferior outcomes compared with primary surgery. Risk factors for revision in throwing athletes are unknown.
Purpose/hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to characterize the revision rate and risk factors for revision surgery in throwing athletes.
Background: Partial avulsions of the proximal hamstring origin remain a challenging problem with nonoperative treatments frequently providing limited success. The literature is limited regarding the outcomes of operative management in the active and athletic population.
Hypothesis: Surgical fixation of proximal hamstring ruptures will have favorable outcomes at midterm follow-up.